Understand spoken French

Words by frequency

The following shows a list of all the words on the site ordered by the number of times they appear in the sample sentences. So, for example, if a word happens to turn up in 50 of our example sentences, then it will appear higher up than a word which only appears in 10 of our example sentences. The number of example sentences in which a particular word appears is also shown. By clicking on a word you can see a list of all the example sentences in which that word appears. Note that this Lingopolo frequency table is not likely to give the same results as a scientific study based on millions and millions of sentences: the Lingopolo frequency is only based on the sentences on Lingopolo. For practical purposes though, the Lingopolo approximation is good enough to ensure that words are learnt in approximately the most useful order.
Rank Recording English Sort ascending French Examples count Learn
3801
already

déjà

2
3802
alone (masculine)

seul

4
3803
alone (masculine plural)

seuls

0
3804
alone (feminine)

seule

1
3805
alone (feminine plural)

seules

0
3806
almost

presque

1
3807
allows; is allowing

permet

2
3808
allows (subjunctive)

permette

0
3809
allow; are allowing (3rd person plural)

permettent

1
3810
allow; are allowing

permettez

7
3811
allergy

allergie

3
3812
All Saints Day (short form)

Toussaint

1
3813
all (masculine)

tout

36
3814
all (feminine)

toute

6
3815
all (feminine plural)

toutes

5
3816
all

tous

7
3817
Alice (girl’s name)

Alice

2
3818
alcoholic

alcoolisées

2
3819
alarm clock

réveil

1
3820
Alain (boy’s name)

Alain

1
3821
al dente; ideal cooking amount for pasta

al dente

0
3822
airy

aéré

1
3823
airport

aéroport

2
3824
airplane

avion

3
3825
airline company

compagnie aérienne

4
3826
air conditioner

climatiseur

1
3827
Ah!

Ah !

1
3828
agreeable; pleasant

agréable

4
3829
agent

agent

2
3830
age

âge

3
3831
against

contre

3
3832
again

encore

2
3833
afternoon

après-midi

5
3834
after

après

16
3835
African

africaine

1
3836
Africa

Afrique

1
3837
aerial (masculine)

aérien

0
3838
aerial (feminine)

aérienne

1
3839
advises; is advising

conseille

2
3840
advice

conseil

3